ERIC Number: EJ1110086
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 11
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Training and Generalization Effects of a Reading Comprehension Learning Strategy on Computer and Paper-Pencil Assessments
Worrell, Jamie; Duffy, Mary Lou; Brady, Michael P.; Dukes, Charles; Gonzalez-DeHass, Alyssa
Preventing School Failure, v60 n4 p267-277 2016
Many schools use computer-based testing to measure students' progress for end-of-the-year and statewide assessments. There is little research to support whether computer-based testing accurately reflects student progress, particularly among students with learning, performance, and generalization difficulties. This article summarizes an investigation of a reading strategy on comprehension of expository and narrative text; comprehension was assessed using both paper- and computer-based tasks. Results showed that students increased their learning strategy use and reading comprehension accuracy when using the strategy on computer-based assessments with expository text. Also students generalized their strategy use to paper-pencil assessments with narrative text. Reading comprehension of narrative passages also increased. The results suggest the value of teaching a reading strategy to students who struggle with both paper-pencil and computer-based assessments of comprehension.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Generalization, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Expository Writing, Test Format, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods, Accuracy, Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students, Experimental Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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